The K-shaped economy has come for your wages, as lower-income Americans sees their gains plummet to the weakest rate in a decade

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A decade ago, low-income workers saw wages grow at the highest rate of any Americans. Now, the opposite is true, and the gap is widening between how quickly wages increase for wealthy and poorer U.S. households. 

In a Monday blog post titled “K-shaped economy,” Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok warned the growing disparity is yet another sign of today’s economy continuing to serve the rich, while poor Americans continue to struggle.